Subject: FW: Northwoods Peace Initiative-International Day of Peace Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:32:55 -0500 Message-ID: <BDD0A3EABE40F04A8C7200805EDE5A6A0488D605@PEPSI.uwec.edu> From: "Nowlan, Robert A." <RANOWLAN@uwec.edu>
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From: Mike Miles and Barb Kass [mailto:anathoth@lakeland.ws]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:57 PM
To: peacemakers
Subject: Northwoods Peace Initiative-International Day of Peace
Dear Peacemakers,
Here is everything I have found that is going on in the north of
Wisconsin/Minnesota tomorrow. I have been waiting all day to hear back
from people in Eau Claire about what seemed to be the best time. Not
having heard anything, I am declaring that we are meeting on the
sidewalk in front of Kohl's office at 12:00 noon. Bring signs. Call me-
715 472 8721- or reply right away (please) if you can be there. As far
as I know only two people from Luck are going to be there. That's all.
I hope I am wrong and that everyone is planning on being there without
feeling obliged to RSVP. See you all tomorrow?
Mike
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Thursday, September 21(International Peace Day)
Appleton. WI
4:30 - 6:00 pm. We are holding a peace rally at Houdini Square (corner
of Appleton St. and College Ave. downtown Appleton)
Some of you may be able to get there early and others are welcome to get
there when you can. We will make one banner that says International Day
of Peace and many of our signs will be useful for this rally again
asking for a plan to get our troops home. Bring a sign of your own or
you are welcome to use one of ours.
Arbor Vitae, WI
6:00 pm. Marywood Spirituality Center. Events of the evening:a supper of
beans and rice in solidarity with the poor of the world.songs and
stories of peacemaking and peaceloving. recognition of the meaning of
equinox. a bonfire. dances by Native Americans. enshrinement of a Zone
of Peace sign. individual commitments to peace. PLEASE CALL MARYWOOD AT
385-3750 to register There is no charge but numbers are important for
planning the meal! co-sponsored by Pax Christi and Marywood Spirituality
Center <http://www.marywoodsc.com/>
Eau Claire, WI
12:00 Noon. Non violent demonstration at Senator Herb Kohl's office,
402 Graham Ave, Suite 206. This is one of countless actions taking place
this week as part of the Declaration of Peace call to action.
<http://declarationofpeace.org/view/events> For more information
contact Mike Miles at anathoth@lakeland.ws or 715 472 8721
Hayward, WI
7:00 pm AT Shue's pond by the Peace Tree there. To get to Shue's Pond
from Highway 63, turn off Highway 63 toward Mutual Bank and go two
blocks. You'll see the little park.)
La Crosse, WI
12:00 noon Join Us! A delegation is going to visit Senator Kohl's and
Kind's office in La Crosse Meet at Cameron Park (across from the Coop)
We will be handing Kind and Kohl the Declaration of Peace petition that
has been signed. JOIN US and DECLARE PEACE!
Stillwater, MN
6:45 pm. St Croix Valley Peacemaker peace vigil gather Behind
River Market Coop Main St
We will gather by their peace pole and hear Bill Oldfather play some
beautiful bassoon music . Come hear International Peace quotes and
peace songs will be shared . Join us for this international day of
peace.for more info call scot 651 999 9560
<http://www.marywoodsc.com/>
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Thursday, September 21--Ashland,WI
7:00 pm St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 3rd & Chapple, Ashland "The
Marriage Amendment: Yes or No? A Panel Discussion"
Speakers from different viewpoints will present their case and answer
audience questions regarding the proposed ban on gay marriage and civil
unions on the November ballot in Wisconsin. Speakers include Chris
Gramstrup, an attorney from Superior who will address the legal issues,
Tish Keanna, Hayward, a representative of Fair Wisconsin, Carrie
Hoaglund, from Port Wing, who will discuss the viewpoints of gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgendered
individuals, and a member of the clergy (TBA) who will discuss the
religious implications. The public is invited and it is free of charge.
Refreshments will be provided. If you want more information on the
amendment visit www.fairwisoconsin.com
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Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23 --LaCrosse. WI
2006 MIDWEST GREEN SOLAR BIKE TOUR---THE KICKOFF TO THE SPOKENSFOLKS
ACTIVITIES
Solar Powered Bikes, Ethanol Powered Bikes--Wind Energy, Renewables, and
Global Climate Change.
Friday Morning September 22nd at the UWL Parking Lot at the Football
Stadium at 9:15am traveling to Viterbo, 9:25 and arriving at Cameron
Park at 9:30am. PRESS CONFERENCE AT 10:30 a.m.
The Midwest Solar Bike Tour is sponsored by the League of Rural Voters,
the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center of Iowa, the Apollo
Project, UWL Progressives, SOAR, and the Viterbo Dems. The message is
simple, renewable energy brings jobs and income to the Midwest and the
answer to Global Climate Change is renewable energy, energy efficiency,
and human powered transportation.
The Green Bike Tour http://www.greenbike.org/
<http://www.greenbike.org/>
CAR FREE DAY AT THE MARKET AND THE SPOKESNFOLKS PARADE
This two day event will start on Friday, September 22, which is World
Car Free Day, a day when people around the world have decided to go
car-free. We have many events planned for that day culminating in a
festival at Cameron Park. There will be music and other entertainment as
well as a wealth of information on how to live car-free, all coinciding
with the Cameron Park Market.
The next day, Saturday, September 23, the SpokesnFolks Parade returns to
continue its colorful history as a celebration of human powered
transportation. Everyone is invited to join the parade, whether they
walk, bike, skate, or whatever. Anything goes as long as it's human
powered, and flamboyant creativity is encouraged. Really great prizes
will be offered for the best displays. Gather at Cameron Park at 1pm
We will take a route from the park, to the Y, back through downtown to
2nd street, before heading back to Cameron Park for a party. There will
be prizes for the best costume, best decorated bike, best float, and a
few more. We'll have a variety of music including some surprise guests.
These events are being held during the Cameron Park Farmer's Market
because we want to support the people who grow our food regionally. By
buying food locally, we help decrease the huge amount of resources that
are spent to truck in food to our grocery stores. Come learn more about
car free options, listen to great music, buy some local produce, plus
art and crafts and meet some of the friends you haven't met yet.
Car Free Day and the SpokesnFolks Parade are being sponsored by the
SpokesnFolks Coalition, UW-L Progressives and the La Crosse Bike/Ped
Committee.
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday, September 22-24--Duluth, MN
Lake Superior Interfaith Community Church.1414 East Ninth Street.
Presents:PEACEFUL WARRIOR A MOVIE 25 YEARS IN THE MAKING.BASED ON DAN
MILLMAN'S 1981 NOVEL Way of the Peaceful Warrior. EXCLUSIVE NORTHLAND
PREMIER NEXT WEEKEND
FRI, SEPT. 22nd @ 7:30 p.m.
SAT, SEPT. 23rd @ 7:30 p.m.
SUN, SEPT. 24th @ 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10:00.For reservations and/or tickets email or call:
carolyn_brooks@charter.net 724-4995 or 393-4995
FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO SEE TRAILER GO TO:
http://www.peacefulwarrior.net/ and
http://www.thepeacefulwarriormovie.com/main.html
<http://www.peacefulwarrior.net/>
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Saturday, September 23--Minneapolis,MN
12:00pm. Minneapolis anti-war protest Gather at the Library Plaza,
Hennepin & Lagoon Aves. Mpls
March to a location to be announced.
A national coalition of peace, faith-based and other organizations are
calling for a week of peace actions Sept. 21^28 as part of a call for
a Declaration of Peace. The declaration says in part, "Call on the Bush
Administration and Congress to immediately withdraw all U.S. troops
from Iraq, with no future redeployments." National endorsers include
United for Peace and Justice, U.S. Labor Against the War, CodePink,
Methodist Federation for Social Action, Episcopal Peace Fellowship and
many others.
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Monday, September 25--Minneapolis, MN
6:00 pm at the Freight House Dunn Bros coffee shop [1931 Nicollet Ave.
in Minneapolis].Twin Cities Climate Crisis Coalition Meeting:
contact Adam at mnsocialist@yahoo.com
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Tuesday, September 26--Seeley, WI
7:00 p.m. at the Sawmill in Seeley. Peacenorth Films presents. "Winter
Soldier" and slides of Viet Nam by Jacque, a Global Exchange
Volunteer.contact peacenorth <http://www.peacenorth.org/>
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Tuesday, September 26--Washington DC
10:00 am. We will gather in Upper Senate Park.At 11:30 a.m. we will
march to the Capitol for a peaceful, nonviolent direct action to help
end the war and occupation of Iraq . Join the National Campaign for
Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) http://iraqpledge.org/
<http://www.iraqpledge.org/sept26_rsvp.cgi>
For registration or information, contact: Steve Cleghorn,
jsc1949@msn.com
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Wednesday, September 27--Duluth, MN
7:00 pm in the Kirby Center Student Lounge [look for the table with a
red table
cloth].Youth for Socialist Action (YSA) meeting--"The Case Against the
Occupation of Iraq".For info on how to join Youth for Socialist Action
send us an email at mnsocialist@yahoo.com
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Friday, September 29--Menomonie, WI
9:00 am-7:30 pm. UW Stout near the clock tower(near intersection of Main
and Broadway) The Red Cedar Peace Initiative <http://www.wispeace.org/>
will be bringing the Eyes Wide Open Project to Menomonie.
<http://www.afsc.org/eyes/> Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service
Committee's widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq
War, features a pair of boots honoring each U.S. military casualty, a
field of shoes and a Wall of Remembrance to memorialize the Iraqis
killed in the conflict, and a multimedia display exploring the history,
cost and consequences of the war. The American Friends Service
Committee is a Quaker organization that includes people of various
faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian
service. Its work is based on the belief in the worth of every person
and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice.
Contact Judy Ferber-Williams 455-2049 jferber@chibardun.net
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Friday, September, 29--Luck, WI
7:00 pm. West Denmark Church. 170th St and County N. West Denmark Social
Forum presents "A Local View of the Middle East" featuring Dan Pearson.
Dan is a 1999 Graduate of Luck High School who is currently working with
Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Dan recently spent three months in
Syria studying Arabic and visiting with Iraqi refugees from the war next
door. He also was in the West Bank building houses with the Israeli
Committee Against House Demolitions for a summer rebuilding project in
Palestine. The talk is free and the public is invited. For more info
contact Mike Miles at 715 472 8721
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Saturday, September 30--Barnum,MN
7:30 p.m .Common Place Farm Barn Concert Featuring: Charlie Parr and
Colleen Myhre
Take a little side-trip off any of our main highways and you're bound to
spy an old barn or two along the way. Some with weathered boards and
quite a sag look as though no one has set foot in them in years, while
others, with shiny new coats of paint and a strong stature appear to be
up and running. All hold their own unique history and current charm.Our
old dairy barn at Common Place Farm is one that could definitely use a
little paint, and, although it no longer functions as a dairy barn, it
is up and running- the loft as concert space and the lower level as both
hay and antique storage, with a newly-remodeled, deluxe chicken coop
that houses thirteen lovely chickens. Our barn, without question, also
houses the stories and secrets of long ago days gone by, as well as the
magical memories and enchanting energy of recent concerts and social
events. We invite you to join us in adding yet another chapter to the
living history of Common Place Farm.
Paula Williams and Patti Olson, caretakers
(www.livethislifeonpurpose.com )
<http://www.livethislifeonpurpose.com/barn_concert.html>
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Friday, September 29- Monday, October 2--St Paul, MN
STOPPING THE MERCHANTS OF DEATH
A Strategic Conference for Grassroots Activists
Calling all organizations working to expose and stop corporations' war
making and war profiteering! Drawing upon the spirit, the experience and
success of the Honeywell campaign*, the War Resisters League, in
conjunction with Alliant Action, Nukewatch, Veterans for Peace-Twin City
Chapter, University of St. Thomas Justice and Peace Studies Dept., and
the Des Moines Catholic Worker are sponsoring a national networking and
strategy conference to build a cohesive local and national
anti-corporate movement to develop strategies for stopping corporate
merchants of death.
Where: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
RSVP: Simon Harak, WRL Anti-militarism Coordinator,
amc@warresisters.org,
ph: 212-228-0450; Please RSVP by August 15, 2006
(Housing for strategy conference participants available.)
Join us the whole weekend and honor Gandhi's Birthday, Oct. 2nd, in our
nonviolent direct action at Alliant Techsystems (makers of depleted
uranium). Nonviolent direct action training provided and strongly
recommended.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Friday, Sept. 29-Showing Eugene Jarecki's film, "Why We Fight" with
possible Q.&A. with director, pending confirmation.$7
Saturday, Sept. 30-Strategy Conference ($30 registration fee)
Saturday Evening-Honeywell Campaign reunion. Join in with the songs, the
stories, and the fun with some cool radicals from the Honeywell campaign
and AlliantTech Campaign. Food and Drinks Provided.
Sunday, Oct. 1-Creating a Network
Sunday Evening-Concert and Rally (Students $10, Others $12) Begins and
ends with A.I.M.'s Vernon Bellecourt and Indian Drumming. Utah Phillips
(singer/songwriter), Winona LaDuke (former Vice-Presidential Candidate),
Paul Krassner (Yippie co-founder, "Father of Satire"), Medea Benjamin
(Global Exchange, Code Pink), Frida Berrigan (World Policy Institute,
WRL), Sister Rita Steinhagen (SOA Watch), Marv Davidov (Freedom Rider,
co-founder Honeywell), Prince Mishkin's (Madison, WI satirical group),
Tom Bottolene and Pepperwolf (Alliant Action), Jack Nelson Pallmeyer
(Professor, Peace Studies) , Joanne Sheehan (War Resisters League
International).
Monday, Oct. 2-HAPPY BIRTHDAY GANDHI! Massive Nonviolent Direct Action
at Alliant Techsystems.
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Sunday, October 7--Duluth, MN
2:00 pm at the Chester Creek Cafe in Duluth [1902 E. 8th
Street.].Northland Anti-War Coalition Meeting. contact Adam at
mnsocialist@yahoo.com
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Sunday, October 7--Minneapolis, MN
3:00 pm at the Acadia Cafe in Minneapolis.Film Showing of "Why We
Fight": Sponsored by Ideas to Mobilize People Against Corporate Tyranny
[IMPACT].
contact Adam at mnsocialist@yahoo.com
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Saturday, October 7th--Polk County, WI
NW Wisconsin Tour of Solar Homes. Come and see how your neighbors are
using solar energy.
The northwestern solar home tour will feature homes that have solar
electric systems, solar water heating, and
passive solar design. The tour hours are 10-4. The tour will depart by
carpools from Café Wren (Hwy 35 just north
of Luck, WI) at 10 AM and return to the café for lunch. Feel free to
come early for coffee and conversation.
The tour cost is $5 per person. For reservations or more information,
contact Kris Schmid, Legacy Solar, 715-653-4295
http://www.legacysolar.com/
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Sunday, October 15--Seeley, WI
Peace North meeting at 3 p.m. at Sawmill in Seeley. Vigil from 2-3
before the meeting. Dinner at Sawmill for those wishing to stay.contact
peacenorth <http://www.peacenorth.org/>
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Saturday, October 28--St. Paul, MN
Anti-war protest in St. Paul
Details coming soon!
The A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) Coalition has
initiated a call for a national day of local anti-war protests on
Saturday, October 28. The A.N.S.W.E.R. call for the October 28
protests, scheduled to occur just 10 days before the U.S. elections,
says in part: U.S. Out of Iraq Now! We are the majority! No to
Colonial Occupation from Iraq to Palestine: Vote with your feet, your
voices, banners and signs! Let every politician feel the power of the
people!
Fall Actions Against the War Initiated by Iraq Peace Action Coalition
For more info: Anti-War Committee 612-379-3899, Twin Cities Peace
Campaign/Focus on Iraq 612-522-1861, Veterans for Peace 612-821-9141,
Women
Against Military Madness 612-827-5364, Military Families Speak Out
(e-mail)
mfso-minnesota@mn.rr.com
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From our dear friend Ann Turner
I am sending out this information regarding the Sheila Wellstone
Institute Trainings on organizing around the ban on gay marriage.
Please see below the dates for planned events. The training will
discuss HOW DOES THE BAN ON CIVIL UNIONS AND GAY MARRIAGE IMPACT
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND OTHERS IN MY COMMUNITY?
It will include a STRATEGY SESSION, ACTION PLAN, & LUNCH. The cost is
only $10. Please give some thought to organizing around this crucial
issue. Please go to www.wellstone.org <http://www.wellstone.org/> for
more information. Please pass on the info to your lists and friends.
Dates & locations for the trainings are:
9/22 - 9/22/06 SWI VES LaCrosse
Winning on SAFETY for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
10/3/06 SWI VES Wausau
Winning on SAFETY for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Ann Turner
Aging and Disability Program Specialist
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)
www.ncall.us
651-583-0751 Phone
651-583-0752 Fax